Let us see the graves of our fathers So that we may rise up just like them one day Let us die in the fields like our fathers And they can burn our bodies away So my son won't have to believe There's some spot of land that I'll never leave That he must find before he leaves his home And mother dies of the plague Because a tomb is only a resting place Where our bodies rot and take up space And our souls prepare for flight And say "goodnight to the world" Well, our hearts burst out in plastic
And our feet break away from the weight See our hearts burst out in public I heard the view is great From the balconies over the streets Where the kings and queens, troops, armies, and fleets Watch from safety where no one can see Through the thick layer of dirt Throw my body from the side Of the ship I'm riding whenever I may die On the voyage to whatever distant land I'd rather float forever than be buried in sand Farewell, Earth You have treated me well, but now I must go